soothsaying
Americannoun
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the practice or art of foretelling events.
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a prediction or prophecy.
Etymology
Origin of soothsaying
Example Sentences
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At least this is definitive proof that The Post doesn’t pay me for soothsaying.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2017
This soothsaying language extended beyond just media outlets.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2016
Honestly, there was so much loudmouthed soothsaying that it was hard to tell who was saying what.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
Much as the global financial crisis tripped up economists in 2008, so too has the presidential campaign made a mockery of political soothsaying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2016
“Madame Ionesco, if a person—two persons to be precise—are not actually dead, but merely absent, would your soothsaying powers still enable you to send them a message?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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